Question
On the cover of today’s Post-Dispatch, there’s a photo (unfortunately not online) taken at Hazelwood MIddle School. It depicts a handmade sign that reads “Voting Place,” and includes the names “Obama” and “McCain.”
Doesn’t that violate regulations prohibiting campaign signs at polling places? Or is that sign up just for the kids’ voting, to be taken down when the adult voters arrive next week?
I’m hoping that it’s just for the kids — but, even so, this might be a good opportunity to teach them that we don’t promote particular candidates at the polls.
Although it must be added that the laws preventing “electioneering” or promoting candidates at polling places are, in fact, violations of free speech (despite the Supreme Court’s poorly-reasoned opinion to the contrary…)
Comment by Dave Roland — October 31, 2008 @ 11:16 a.m.
So somebody should be able to stand right behind me and shout at me to vote for certain candidates right while I am in the act of voting? Or stand right in front and harangue me from three feet away?
Comment by David Stokes — October 31, 2008 @ 11:28 a.m.